The Premium audio cable is impressive with its high copper content for powerful sound. The double shielding protects against interference. The double mono structure ensures optimal channel separation and better electronic property

Sheilding
To protect against electromagnetic interference such as from mobile devices or wireless networks, cables are shiel-ded with one or more layers (e.g. a wire braid and/or an aluminium coated Mylar film). The impact of the screening is measured in dB and describes the reduction of any interference.

Gold Plated Contacts
The 24 carat gold-plated plug contacts considerably reduce contact resistance and transfer signals optimally. The quali-
ty of the connection can be expressed in the contact resistance. Poor con-tacts have a high contact resistance and cause signal losses. Special sur-face treatment such as gold-plating contact surfaces considerably reduce resistance, improve contact and therefore the sound and picture quality.

OFC Copper
The transmission of picture and sound signals is highly complex and susceptible to interference. Any contamination in the conductor material prevents the flow of current, impairing the conductance and increasing the background noise. Therefore, we only use especially pure-grade, oxygen-free copper (OFC) with an especially high conductance.

Why invest in good quality cable? 

MINIMISING LOSSES
No cable can actually improve the sound or picture on an AV system. A good cable is not the one that gets the most out of a system, but the one that loses the least!

UTILISING THE POTENTIAL OF THE COMPONENTS
Often, the potential of an expensively purchased system is wasted because of unsuitable cables. The cables supplied work, but their susceptibility to interference, inadequate material properties and small cross-sections mean that signals suffer losses during transmission. Even with bad tyres, a Ferrari will get you from A to B, but you won’t be getting the performance it is capable of.

INSULATING MATERIAL
In poorly insulated cables, the copper oxidises and loses conductivity. If you look at copper guttering, you can see how environmental effects (such as air humidity) act on unprotected copper and cause corrosion. As well as this, high-quality insulating material prevents unwanted capacitance.

SHIELDING
Cables function as aerials and “mop up” interference. You will be familiar with this from the buzzing that mobile phones cause from loudspeakers. Effective, multi-layer shielding counteracts this.

CONDUCTOR MATERIAL
Products often come with copper-coated aluminium wires, or conductors manufactured from impure, recycled copper, which significantly reduces the conductivity. For a smooth signal flow, it is important to use very pure, oxygen-free copper (OFC) with a high conductivity rating.

CROSS-SECTION
The higher the cross-section, the lower the resistance of the conductor and therefore the better the signal flow. This is comparable to a thick fire hose, which allows much more water to flow through it than an ordinary garden hose.